Perinatal Connect Day 2026

Theme: Connected Care: Supporting the Perinatal Journey

Whether you're a healthcare professional or simply passionate about perinatal health, you'll find a warm and welcoming space here. Come enjoy engaging short form presentations, meaningful conversations, and the chance to connect with others who share your interest.

We have a wonderful lineup of topics waiting for you:

• Keynote: Whose Story Is It? Connected Care Across the Perinatal Journey – Heidi Dunbar
• Sessions:
• First Trimester Ultrasound and Early Pregnancy Guidance
• Ripen, Rest, Return: Improving the Induction Experience Through Outpatient Foley Cervical Ripening
• Psychological Birth Trauma Screening & Support Pathway for Inpatient Maternity Care Centre
• Lessons in Decolonizing the Medical Birth Space
• Reading Between the Lines: Physiology-Informed Intrapartum EFM Interpretation
• Bringing Water Birth to Burnaby: Water Immersion During Labour and Birth
• The Final Push: Navigating Second Stage with an Epidural
• It's the Little Things: Influences Nurses Have on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Outcomes
• Missionary Impossible: The Truth About Sex After Baby

And to make the day even better, we'll be serving a continental breakfast, snacks, and a catered lunch – plus there will be door prizes!

Reminder: Please check your confirmation email to select your lunch preference.

We would love to see you there – come be part of this special day!